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  • Publication from 25.09.2020

    UMID 01/2020

    Titelseite der Publikation UMID, Umwelt + Mensch Informationsdienst, Ausgabe 1/2020 mit Piktogrammen der 17 Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung der Vereinten Nationen

    … Berlin und Hessen, Sommer 2018 (555.03 kB) "Krebs in Deutschland für 2015/2016" im Dezember 2019 erschienen (699.03 kB) Die Bekämpfung von …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Agriculture

    The picture shows a dry-looking arable field with a tractor being driven across it. Owing to drought, the vehicle is stirring up clouds of dust. In the background, it is possible to make out a ridge of hills.

    … with severe drought and other extreme events. However, in Germany too, there are now regions in which it is no longer possible to farm as productively and … only in many agricultural subsectors, but also in terms of maintaining nutritional values and in terms of food processing. Given the close links between agriculture, …

  • Press release 39/2015 from 03.11.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Recycling precious and special metals: a call for coordinated action

    gold bar on a circuit board

    … rise, making recycling as a source of raw materials more and more important. Up to now most special metals in used products have either not been recycled at all or … question of how to promote and establish recycling in Germany. Press release No. 39/2015 | 03.11.2015 Maria Krautzberger, President of UBA, said: “Future technologies … neodymium is in the motors of e-bikes, in wind farms and computer hard disks. Up to now industry in the European Union (EU) has made no investment in neodymium …

  • Press release 17/2025 from 06.05.2025 | Last changed: 02.06.2025

    Unpredictable risks: solar geoengineering is no solution to the climate crisis

    Wolken mit Sonnenaufgang vom All aus

    … and do not represent a practicable solution to the climate crisis. The UBA has now published its findings in a brochure. Press release No. 17/2025 | 06.05.2025 … the Earth's surface: Increasing the reflectivity of the Earth's surface (also known as surface albedo) by using reflective materials and white paint, for example … and do not represent a practicable solution to the climate crisis. The UBA has now published its findings in a brochure. … Technical interventions to mitigate the …

  • Press release 44/2022 from 12.10.2022 | Last changed: 13.10.2022

    Only ten percent of Germany’s water ecologically intact, despite progress made

    Lake with reed belt and jetty

    … waters are in good ecological condition. Although this is a slight improvement over 2015, Germany still faces major challenges. On the positive side, chemical pollution … waters are in good ecological condition. Although this is a slight improvement over 2015, Germany still faces major challenges. On the positive side, chemical pollution … waters are in good ecological condition. Although this is a slight improvement over 2015, Germany still faces major challenges. According to the EU Water Framework …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 23.01.2019 | Last changed: 23.01.2019

    Vacuum cleaners

    light green vacuum cleaner with black suction pipe

    … content Links Blue Angel Vacuum Cleaners (DE-UZ 188) Tools Vacuum Cleaners Guide on green public procurement: Vacuum Cleaners Tags vacuum cleaner … Apart from …

  • Press release 03/2024 from 16.01.2024 | Last changed: 18.01.2024

    Federal “Blue Compass” award launches in new round of competition

    Grafik mit der Aufschrift "Bundespreis Blauer Kompass – Jetzt mit Ihrem Projekt bewerben!" in weißen Buchstaben auf einem blau-grünen Hintergrund. Oben rechts sind die Logos des Bundesumweltministeriums und des Umweltbundesamtes zu sehen.

    … for applications is March 22, 2024. The best projects can win prize money to the value of 25,000 euros. The nationwide competition is organised jointly by the … its consequences affect us directly – not at some point in the future, but here and now. We all have a shared responsibility to limit their extent and consequences. We … for applications is March 22, 2024. The best projects can win prize money to the value of 25,000 euros. The nationwide competition is organised jointly by the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-R-1 + 2: Heat warning service and Public awareness of health problems

    … and the next day, as soon as the ‘perceived temperature’ reaches the threshold value defined, and as indicated by other factors such as thermal situations in towns … Katwarn). Alongside the institutions of the health service, private individuals now also make use of the newsletter. The number of subscriptions was rising … are more in accord with current usage behaviour. The heat warning app introduced in 2015 was switched off in 2020, as the more broadly themed DWD GesundheitsWetter-App …

  • Press release 21/2015 from 05.06.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Online debate: How can we adopt a resource-conserving lifestyle?

    Woman standing in a pedestrian zone with a lot of fashion store shopping bags in her hands and in front of her

    … dialogue entitled GesprächStoff: Ressourcenschonend leben. Press release No. 21/2015 | 05.06.2015 The outcome of the public dialogue, referred to as … (ProgRess), launched in 2012, made it one of the first nations to agree on guiding principles and approaches to becoming more efficient and environmentally … such raw materials as metals, petroleum, sand, gravel, and wood. The programme is now being updated. From now until 3 July 2015 the public is invited to weigh in with …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-5: International finance for climate adaptation (from budgetary funds)

    … from 2020 onwards, funds in the amount of USD 100 billion annually. At the COP 2015 in Paris this commitment was reviewed and the target year was extended to 2025. … Germany contributed to the first replenishment of the GCF for the period from 2015 to 2019 in the amount of 750 million Euros, and to the next replenishment in … of the Kyoto Protocol when the adaptation fund was launched. This fund will now also implement tasks arising from the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Considering …

  • News from 31.07.2013 | Last changed: 12.09.2013

    UMID 2/2013: Civic participation

    A road sign „Bürgerbeteiligung“ (civic participation) and „Politikverdrossenheit“ (disenchantment with politics)

    … “World Wide Views on Climate and Energy” in the run-up to COP 21 in Paris 2015 A guide to reducing the impact of urban transport on the climate Tags citizen …